Diamond Quotes

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  When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

  Peter Marshall

  Inspirational, Life, Encouraging

  Peter Marshall (1949). “Prayers Offered by the Chaplain, the Rev. Peter Marshall, D.D.: At the Opening of the Daily Sessions of the Senate of the United States During the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congress 1947-1949”

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• I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.

  Mae West

  Funny, Thank You, Jewels

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• True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.

  Nicole Richie

  Friendship, Beautiful, True Friend

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• Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

  Mary McLeod Bethune

  Inspirational, Determination, Commitment

  "Diamond in the Rough: More Fun Adventures with Abby Diamond". Book by Kristie Smith-Armand, July 2010.

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• Each of us is like a diamond, and each of us has the potential to be brilliant.

  Simon T. Bailey

  Brilliant

  Simon T. Bailey (2009). “Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World”, p.7, Harper Collins

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• A diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials. Someone is enjoying shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

  Warren Buffett

  Long, Tree, Shade

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• The next time you feel slightly uncomfortable with the pressure in your life, remember no pressure, no diamonds. Pressure is a part of success.

  Eric Thomas

  Positive, Thinking, Inner Strength

  Twitter post from Mar 22, 2012

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• No pressure, no diamonds.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Uplifting, Good Life, Failure

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• Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

  Confucius

  Life, Success, Mistake

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• Angels are like diamonds. They can't be made, you have to find them. Each one is unique.

  Jaclyn Smith

  Inspirational, Angel, Unique

  Twitter post from Jun 19, 2009

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• The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Light, Shining

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.27, Rodale

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• A real diamond is never perfect.

  Anthony Doerr

  Real, Perfect

  Anthony Doerr (2014). “All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel”, p.234, Simon and Schuster

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• Diamonds are found only in the dark places of the earth, truths are found only in the depths of thought.

  Victor Hugo

  Dark, Depth, Earth

  Victor Hugo (2016). “Les Misérables”, p.292, My Ebook Publishing House

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• Every diamond has the ability to shine when there is someone to recognize its good facets and inhibit its flaws.

  Wes Fesler

  Shining, Weakness, Flaws

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• Diamonds are forever.

  Ian Fleming

  Forever

  Ian Fleming (2015). “The Diamond Smugglers”, New Canadian Library

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• Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Perseverance, Jobs, Writing

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• Diamonds talk, and I can stand listenin' to 'em often.

  Mae West

  Jewels, Ems, I Can

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• The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

  Thomas Guthrie

  Cutting, Views, People

  Thomas Guthrie (1865). “Man and the Gospel”, p.21

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• We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

  Anton Chekhov

  Peace, Inspiration, Losing A Loved One

  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Ronald Hingley (1998). “Five Plays”, p.167, Oxford University Press, USA

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• My reason for choosing diamonds is that, dense as they are, they represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.

  Coco Chanel

  Reason, Dense, Volume

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• Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.

  Dolly Parton

  Greatness, Academic Excellence, Individuality

  Song: Tennessee Homesick Blues, Album: The Essential Dolly Parton, Vol. 1

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• Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Life, Time

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• Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Sound, World, Pearls

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• With every word, I drop knowledge. I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal trying to reach my goal.

  Lin-Manuel Miranda

  Goal, Trying, Coal

  "Beyond Taylor Swift: Predicting The 2016 Grammys", boisestatepublicradio.org. December 6, 2015.

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• Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.

  William Congreve

  Cutting, Jewelry, Diamond Rings

  William Congreve (1797). “The Double Dealer: A Comedy”, p.22

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